......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! :evil: OK.... I'm pissed. Have you Car Talk thread posters heard about this: (New York-WABC, September 30, 2002) — Drivers will have to think twice before parking illegally in New York City anymore. Starting Tuesday, October 1st, fines...
Now I remember that scene!
Found myself in a Bimmer shop the other day...checking out the new 5 series. That 545i is some machine! The salesman claims it will nip at the heels of the old M5. He talked a lot about the new M5. V-10, 500 ponies!
"It's snowing in the northeast from Md to the New England States. I didn't put the snows on my son's M3 yet, so I thought it would be fun to take it for a short ride in the all seasons, but dam it I couldn't make it up my 200' driveway. There is a slight incline and the all seasons couldn't handle it. Well I guess mother nature is telling us it's time to put on the snow radials.
I think it would be interesting to hear how the rest of the guys in the northeast are doing in their M3s in the snow."
"just decided to take the M3 out for a spin in the snow. Guess what? I came around the block and put the car away. No grip at all with the factory tires. I even had trouble getting up my driveway. Had to turn off DSC since it was not letting the car move at all. Once DSC was off, spin the tires a bit and that got it up. Definately need better tires for this weather."
Off an M3 discussion Board. Ogden might be on to something with his love of AWD.
So I have on the wrong tires and between snow/ice/lightweight/my car being just 3.5 inches off the ground at it's lowest point and it's low 1st & 2nd gearing, it was a nightmare. I needed to take off in third gear at a few inclined-streets in Manhattan. At one point I was driving in fourth gear and 12 MPH and the rear started to swing around. Scary.
I parked in a somewhat legal spot and have crossed my fingers all weekend. Now I'll discover if I am still there and if a plow hasn't blocked me in.
Apparently they don't get much snow in the middle east. My taxi driver couldn't drive for [bleep!], thank G_d traffic was light.
Also apparent, no one in NYC owns a snow brush, or knows how to use one. Tons of SUV's covered in snow with a 3" porthole rubbed in the snow on the driver's window. Drivers on cell phones telling their homies "Man I can't see SHEEIT!"
Believe it or not, that is in fact a Pontiac badge on the nose.
Pontiac Solstice: goes into production for 2005. Details are still short, 170HP, short throw 5-speed, 4-wheel discs and 18-inch wheels (so probably BIG brakes) are all I could find.
Not that I am a big GM fan, but it's not a bad little package.
Ford delves into its past with more styuling for show cars:
and then there is always SHELBY!
From the article: Think of it as a "minimalist" muscle car, said Ford's director of design, J Mays, "No roof, no side glass, no radio and, thank God, not a single cupholder." But the reborn roadster does boast a 6.4-liter V-10 that, in normally-aspirated trim, puts out 605 horsepower and 501 lb-feet of torque through the car's 19-inch rear wheels. That's enough to launch it from 0-60 in under 4.0 seconds and deliver an ungoverned top speed of 190 mph. If that's not enough, a supercharger could "easily hit 700" hp, according to advanced product chief Chris Theodore.
Thieves' bright idea: Porsche headlights
The expensive headlights in Porsches are especially easy to pry out, and thieves are going after them, police and repair shops say.
EXPENSIVE REPAIR: An employee of the Countach repair shop in Coral Gables works on a Porsche whose high-intensity headlights were stolen. RICHARD PATTERSON/FOR THE HERALD
The first thing Scott Rhodenizer does every morning is check to see whether the headlights on his car are still there.
Last Saturday, Rhodenizer woke up to a familiar and frustrating sight -- the empty eye sockets of his black 1999 Porsche Carrera. The lights had been swiped for the second time in as many months.
''Now they know where I live,'' he said. ''I'm going to have to turn my [car] lease in. It's no good for me to have that car.''
For Porsche drivers, the story is a familiar one. Criminals, ever on the cutting edge, have started what could be a national epidemic: stealing headlights from Porsches.
Coral Gables police have investigated more than 60 thefts in little more than a year -- and some owners have been hit three or four times. Rhodenizer's car was one of eight hit in the first five days of this year.
While regional figures were not available, Countach repair manager Abraham Echeverry said he gets as many as 10 blinded Porsches a week at his Coral Gables shop.
Bob Varela of Wellington, who has been in the Porsche business for more than 30 years, has heard about similar thefts ''all over the country.''
''It is more prevalent in Dade, not as much in Broward and somewhat in Palm Beach, but it is everywhere,'' said Varela, president of the Southeast U.S. chapter of the Porsche Owners Club and owner of Foreign Affairs Motorsports in Deerfield Beach.
The headlights, called high-intensity discharge, or HID, throw a bluish light on the street and are the rage with car enthusiasts who soup up less expensive cars such as Honda Civics and Acura Integras.
The lights cost 1,400 or more when new, but the replacement and repair costs after a thief pries them out with a crowbar can reach 7,000.
''The problem is, eventually, the way the insurance industry is, it turns into all of us paying more,'' Coral Gables police Sgt. Ed Hudak said. He has mounted a special investigation into the thefts, arresting six people so far. Miami police have arrested two others.
The lights themselves don't fit anything but Porsches, but thieves are removing the bulbs and a transformer that makes them so bright and installing them in headlamp casings for other cars. ''When you see a Chevy Impala with these lights, you know they didn't come with it,'' Hudak said.
Porsche's North American headquarters in Atlanta said it only recently began to hear about the problem.
Porsche spokesman Bob Carlson said removing the lights would require breaking into the car and popping open the trunk, which is in the front. But Hudak said local thieves have found a way around that.
''I don't want to kill Porsche sales, but the reality is all you need is a flathead screwdriver,'' Hudak said.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
Miami, Key Biscayne and Pinecrest police have seen the same trend in recent months.
Hudak suspects that instead of one large, organized ring of thieves, he is chasing several small groups.
The HID lights are also standard features in other luxury cars, but repair-shop owners say the Porsche is the car of choice for Coral Gables thieves.
''They're going after the Porsche because they're easy to take out,'' said Oscar Sicle, owner of the European Connection. ''Mercedes has [the lights], but you can die of old age trying to take them out.''
The Nissan Maxima has also been a popular target for a few years. Hudak's team is investigating 33 thefts from Maximas and other high-end cars. Nissan officials said that when they heard about the problem with Maximas, they set up a program to help police catch the criminals and help owners discourage them. The company also changed the design on the 2004 models to make it harder to pry the lights out.
A caller to Nissan's customer service is told to press 1 on the phone dial if headlights were stolen.
Kenneth Gorin, co-owner and president of The Collection luxury-car dealership, said Porsche's new SUV, the Cayenne, has bolts holding the lights in tightly.
''I don't think really Porsche is at fault in their design,'' Gorin said. 'Anytime you need to replace something and the repair shop says, 'Oh, it's going to take four hours to replace this,' you'd say what kind of ridiculous design is this?''
Unfortunately for the new Cayenne buyers, Countach's Echeverry said he has already seen several of the new SUVs robbed of their headlights.
''We've had six or eight of them already,'' he said. ''Those are bolted on.''
EXPERIENCE COUNTS
Echeverry said the thieves seem to be getting more adept. ''The first cars, they would demolish the fender. Now they seem to know how to pop them out without doing too much damage.''
Detective Chris Rios, a Miami police officer and owner of a Porsche 911, decided not to wait for a design change.
''I took out the 4,000 headlights on my car and put in [older] headlights,'' he explained. ''I kind of downgraded the headlights on my car to avoid the theft and damage.''
Hudak said he knows one Key Biscayne Porsche owner who did that and even put a sticker on the lenses announcing that the lights were not high intensity. Thieves pried them off, anyway, then dumped them.
OH... sat in the new VW Phaeton today when I took my beloved Jetta in for service (my heated seat is getting a little TOO toasty... it had a short and crisped some of the leather, and nearly my rear end!). Man that is a nice car. HUGE. As long as VW has avoided any quality issues and/or the many very minor afflictions usually associated with the smaller VDubs, they have themselves a FIIIIINE automobile.
I was so excited to hear that the R32 was coming here. I really really wish they would offer the higher performance for the Jetta as well. They are the same damn car after you take off the sheet metal, and the Jetta is the best-selling German sedan in America. Why not offer up an R32 Jetta? If they did, I would consider it after the lease on this one runs up. The Jetta has a lot of potential, and is a great looking little car... just needs a little more oomph.
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- 10/3/02 12:00 am by Mr. Swank
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newsboy
What did Old Blue Eyes drive? A Daytona Turbo of course!
Effervescent
Now I remember that scene!
Found myself in a Bimmer shop the other day...checking out the new 5 series. That 545i is some machine! The salesman claims it will nip at the heels of the old M5. He talked a lot about the new M5. V-10, 500 ponies!
Hubba, hubba!
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
Effervescent
Year Make Model Engine HP 1/4 mile time 1/4 mile speed Source
1968 Plymouth S/S Barracuda 426 Hemi V8 425 10.5 130 MCR
1968 Dodge S/S Hemi Dart 426 Hemi V8 425 10.5 129 MCR
2003 Ferrari Enzo 6.0L V12 660 10.8 135 MT
1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 427 V8 430 10.9 132 PM
2002 Mosler MT900 Photon LS6 350 V8 435 11.02 126.88 MT
2003 Saleen S7 427 V8 550 11.36 127 MT
1997 Ameritech McLaren F1 6.0L V12 627 11.6 125 MT
2005 Ford GT 5.4L V8 S/C 500 11.7 122 MT
2002 Lamborghini Murcielago 6.2L V12 571 11.72 122.52 MT
1964 Ford Fairlane T-bolt 427 V8 425 11.76 122.78 CC
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10 8.3L V10 500 11.77 123.63 MT
2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0L V12 550 11.8 121.0 MT
1997 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C 427 V8 488 11.8 121.0 MT
2004 Porsche Turbo X50 3.6L H6 T/C 450 11.86 119.91 MT
2002 Porsche 911 GT2 3.6L H6 T/C 456 11.9 120.6 CD
2001 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6L H6 T/C 415 11.9 115.6 MT
2000 Lamborghini Diablo 6.0L V12 550 12.0 119.8 CD
1963 Dodge Ramcharger 426 Hemi V8 425 12.0 117 MCR
1997 Dodge Viper GTS 8.0L V10 450 12.07 115.2 MCR
1997 Ferrari F50 4.7L V12 513 12.1 124.5 CD
2000 Shelby Series 1 4.0L V8 S/C 450 12.1 120 CD
2000 Dodge Viper ACR 8.0L V10 460 12.2 119.2 MT
1966 AC / Shelby Cobra 427 V8 425 12.2 118 CC
2000 Ferrari 360 Modena 3.6L V8 395 12.2 113.5 MT
2003 Ferrari 575M Maranello 5.7L V12 508 12.26 118.58 MT
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LS6 350 V8 405 12.29 116 CD
1997 Dodge Viper RT/10 8.0L V10 450 12.3 117.19 MT
2003 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG 5.4L V8 S/C 493 12.38 114.45 MT
2002 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG 5.4L V8 S/C 469 12.39 116.21 MT
1998 Dodge Viper GTS-R 8.0L V10 460 12.5 118.5 MT
2000 Ferrari 550 Maranello 5.5L V12 485 12.5 116.9 CD
2003 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG 5.4L V8 S/C 469 12.5 116.1 MT
2003 Audi RS 6 4.2L V8 T/C 450 12.63 108.64 MT
2001 Shelby Cobra 289 FIA 5.0L V8 350 12.7 108.1 MT
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 427 V8 430 12.76 107 MCR
1990
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 LT5 350 V8 375 12.8 113.8 MT
2003 Ford Mustang Cobra 4.6L V8 S/C 390 12.8 113.2 CD
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R 5.4L V8 385 12.8 112.7 MT
1966 Chevrolet Corvette L72 427 V8 425 12.8 112 CD
2002 BMW Z8 5.0L V8 394 12.8 111.6 MT
2002 Ferrari 360 Spider 3.6L V8 395 12.8 110.8 MT
1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 8.0L V10 400 12.8 110 MT
2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LS6 350 V8 385 12.81 111.19 MT
1999 Lotus Esprit 3.5L V8 T/C 350 12.85 110.96 MT
2002 Aston Martin Vanquish 6.0L V12 460 12.9 112.9 CD
1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440 V8 6-pack 390 12.91 111.8 SS
1999 Chevrolet Corvette LS1 350 V8 350 12.98 108.85 MT
1997 Pontiac Firebird / Hurst LS1 350 V8 350 12.99 103.11 MCR
2003 Maserati Coupe Cambio 4.2L V8 385 13.0 110.4 MT
2003 Chevrolet Corvette convertible LS1 350 V8 350 13.0 109.6 MT
1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS L78 396 V8 375 13.0 108.6 SA
1970 Plymouth Cuda 440 V8 6-pack 390 13.0 105.74 MCR
2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK32 AMG 3.2L V6 S/C 349 13.0 105.2 CD
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo 5.0L V10 495 13.08 109.89 MT
2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 2.0L I4 T/C 273 13.08 105.12 MT
1995
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 LT5 350 V8 405 13.1 112 MT
2002 BMW M5 5.0L V8 400 13.1 109.4 MT
2001 BMW M Roadster 3.2L 6-cyl 315 13.1 107.6 MT
1970 Plymouth Cuda 426 Hemi V8 425 13.1 107.12 CC
1970 Dodge Challenger SE 426 Hemi V8 425 13.1 107.12 CC
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS LS6 454 V8 450 13.12 107.01 CC
1999 Ferrari F355 3.5L V8 375 13.13 107.56 MT
2003 Ford Mustang Mach 1 4.6L V8 305 13.13 105.51 MM
1999 Pontiac Firebird Formula LS1 350 V8 320 13.15 108.27 MT
2002 Acura NSX 3.2L V6 290 13.17 107.65 CD
1999 Chevrolet Camaro SS LS1 350 V8 320 13.2 108.8 MT
1990 Pontiac Firehawk LT1 350 V8 350 13.2 107 CD
2002 BMW M3 Coupe 3.2L 6-cyl 315 13.2 106.9 MT
1969 Pontiac GTO Judge 400 V8 370 13.2 104 MCR
2004 Subaru WRX STi 2.5L F4 T/C 300 13.23 104.6 MT
2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 5.5L V8 362 13.24 107.41 MT
2003 Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG 3.2L V6 S/C 349 13.24 106.86 CD
1987 Buick GNX 3.8L V6 T/C 300 13.26 104 CI
2002 Ferrari Barchetta Pininfarina 5.5L V12 485 13.3 111.8 CD
1968 Chevrolet Corvette L71 427 V8 435 13.3 108 HPC
2002 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.6L H6 320 13.3 107.1 CD
1969 Plymouth Road Runner 426 Hemi V8 425 13.32 107.7 SS
1968 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 400 V8 360 13.33 103.56 CC
1967 Pontiac GTO 400 V8 360 13.37 103.4 MCR
1970 Buick GS Stage 1 455 V8 360 13.38 105.5 MT
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am LS1 350 V8 305 13.4 107.3 MT
2000 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 5.9L V12 420 13.4 106.4 MT
2004 Maybach 57 5.5L V12 T/C 543 13.4 106.4 RT
1991 Pontiac Firehawk 350 V8 350 13.4 105.2 MT
2002 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante 5.9L V12 414 13.4 105.1 MT
1968 Chevrolet Corvette L72 427 V8 425 13.41 109.5 CD
2003 Jaguar XKR 4.2L V8 S/C 390 13.43 105.36 MT
2004 Audi S4 4.2L V8 340 13.44 105.06 CD
1999 Mitsubishi 3000 GT 3.0L V6 T/C 320 13.44 101.79 CD
1996 Chevrolet Camaro SS LT1 350 V8 310 13.46 106.48 MCR
1969 Dodge Super Bee 440 V8 6-pack 390 13.46 103.02 MCR
1969 Dodge Charger 500 426 Hemi V8 425 13.48 109 HR
2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 LS1 350 V8 325 13.5 107.4 MT
2000 Chevrolet Camaro SS LS1 350 V8 325 13.5 107.3 MT
1968 Dodge Charger 426 Hemi V8 425 13.5 105 CD
1967 Plymouth GTX 426 Hemi V8 425 13.5 105 CD
1993 Pontiac Firehawk LT1 350 V8 300 13.5 103.5 MT
1989 Pontiac Trans Am 20th Ann. 3.8L V6 T/C 290 13.5 103 CC
1970 Pontiac GTO 455 V8 360 13.53 103.51 MCR
1968 Plymouth Road Runner 426 Hemi V8 425 13.54 105.1 CD
1973 Pontiac Trans Am 455 V8 290 13.54 104.29 HR
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi V8 425 13.54 101 MCR
1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 427 V8 430 13.56 111.1 HR
1968 Ford Mustang 428 V8 CJ 335 13.56 106.6 HR
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 429 V8 375 13.6 106 HPC
1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 428 V8 CJ 355 13.6 106 CC
1993 Toyota Supra Turbo 3.0L I6 T/C 320 13.6 106 CD
2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK55 AMG 5.4L V8 349 13.6 105.6 CD
2003 Panoz Esperante 4.6L V8 320 13.6 105.34 MT
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS L78 396 V8 375 13.6 105 PHR
2002 BMW M3 convertible 3.2L 6-cyl 333 13.6 103.8 MT
2004 Pontiac GTO LS1 350 V8 350 13.62 104.78 MT
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 V8 6-pack 390 13.62 104.3 CC
2002 Jaguar XJR 4.0L V8 S/C 370 13.62 104.21 CD
2001 Ford SVT F150 Lightning 5.4L V8 S/C 380 13.62 101.16 PM
1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429 V8 SCJ 370 13.63 105.9 SS
1968 Chevrolet Biscayne 427 V8 425 13.65 105 SS
1995 Ford Mustang Cobra R 351 V8 300 13.67 102.82 MCR
1970 Buick GSX 455 V8 360 13.66 100.2 CC
1964 Dodge Polara 500 426 V8 365 13.7 107.37 HPC
1996 Chevrolet Corvette GS LT4 350 V8 330 13.7 105.1 RT
1971 Ferrari Daytona 4.4L V12 352 13.7 104 AM
1969 Plymouth GTX 440 V8 375 13.7 102.8 MT
2003 Jaguar S-type R 4.2L V8, S/C 400 13.7 102.7 CD
1990 Dodge Stealth 3.0L V6 T/C 300 13.7 101 MT
1991 GMC Syclone 4.3L V6 T/C 280 13.7 98.5 MT
1969 Dodge Dart 440 V8 375 13.71 105 CC
1971 Plymouth Road Runner 440 6-pack 385 13.71 101.2 CC
1971 Plymouth Cuda 440 6-pack 385 13.72 106 SS
1971 Chevrolet Corvette LS6 454 V8 450 13.72 102.04 CC
1971 Dodge Super Bee 426 Hemi V8 425 13.73 104 MT
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 V8 CJ 335 13.73 102.31 CC
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 302 13.75 107 HPF
1962 Dodge Ramcharger 413 V8 410 13.75 106.76 CL
1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 428 V8 CJ 335 13.76 102.09 MCR
2003 Porsche Boxster S 3.2L H6 258 13.76 102.08 MT
1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass (Hurst/Olds) 455 V8 W-30 390 13.77 103.91 SS
1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 V8 335 13.79 106 HR
2004 Porsche Cayenne 4.5L V8 T/C 450 13.79 102.47 MT
1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 V8 435 13.8 110.5 MT
2001 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 LS1 350 V8 310 13.8 108.5 CD
1969 Pontiac Catalina 421 V8 405 13.8 106 CD
2001 Jaguar Vanden Plas 4.0L V8 S/C 370 13.8 104.2 MT
1965 Dodge Coronet 426 Hemi V8 425 13.8 104 CD
1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351 351 V8 330 13.8 104 MT
2001 Ford Mustang Cobra 4.6L V8 320 13.8 103.3 MT
2000 Honda S2000 2.0L I4 240 13.8 100.5 MT
2004 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT 2.5L H4 T/C 210 13.8 97 CD
1967 Plymouth Satellite 426 Hemi V8 425 13.81 104 CD
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T 440 V8 375 13.83 102.27 SS
1987 Buick Grand National 3.8L V6 T/C 245 13.85 99 CD
1968 Mercury Cyclone GT 428 V8 CJ 335 13.86 101.69 MT
1969 Chevrolet Nova SS L78 396 V8 375 13.87 105.14 HR
1969 Shelby Mustang GT500 428 V8 CJ 335 13.87 104.52 SS
1969 Mercury Cyclone CJ 428 V8 CJ 335 13.88 101.7 MT
1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 W-30 455 V8 370 13.88 95.84 CC
1962 Chevrolet Corvette 327 V8 FI 360 13.89 105.14 HR
1969 Plymouth Barracuda 440 V8 375 13.89 103.21 SS
1962 Pontiac Catalina 421 V8 405 13.9 107 MT
2002 Porsche 911 Cabriolet 3.6L H6 320 13.9 104.8 MT
1972 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 V8 300 13.9 104.6 CD
1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 LS1 350 V8 305 13.9 102.5 RT
2003 Nissan 350Z Touring 3.5L V6 287 13.9 102.3 MT
1970 Pontiac Trans Am 400 V8 345 13.9 102 HR
2003 Dodge SRT-4 2.4L I4, T/C 215 13.9 101.9 MT
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona 426 Hemi V8 425 13.9 101 CD
1972 Chevrolet Corvette LT1 350 V8 350 13.92 104
1970 Dodge Charger R/T 440 V8 6-pack 390 13.95 101 CC
1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429 V8 CJ 370 13.97 100.22
2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK500 5.0L V8 302 14.0 102.5 MT
1964 AC / Shelby Cobra 289 V8 271 14.0 99
1968 Plymouth GTX convertible 426 Hemi V8 425 14.0 96.5 CL
1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 289 V8 271 14.0 92 CL
Damn, 10 year old Ninja was recorded at 10.27 seconds and 135 MPH. Why did I sell that thing!?!
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
excess
The headliner on my car has decided to pretty much fall off. How hard are these to replace? How much should I expect a place to charge?
arthur
Effervescent
Peel it back but not off, go to Home Depot, purchase spray adhesive, coat the inside, press down firmly.
4.99
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
Effervescent
"It's snowing in the northeast from Md to the New England States. I didn't put the snows on my son's M3 yet, so I thought it would be fun to take it for a short ride in the all seasons, but dam it I couldn't make it up my 200' driveway. There is a slight incline and the all seasons couldn't handle it. Well I guess mother nature is telling us it's time to put on the snow radials.
I think it would be interesting to hear how the rest of the guys in the northeast are doing in their M3s in the snow."
"just decided to take the M3 out for a spin in the snow. Guess what? I came around the block and put the car away. No grip at all with the factory tires. I even had trouble getting up my driveway. Had to turn off DSC since it was not letting the car move at all. Once DSC was off, spin the tires a bit and that got it up. Definately need better tires for this weather."
Off an M3 discussion Board. Ogden might be on to something with his love of AWD.
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
TheCheeta
I made a mess after seeing this picture. drool
Effervescent
http://www.8200rpm.com/stuffvids/vkd_driftchallenge2003.wmv
I actually got misty-eyed when the guy flashes.
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
Effervescent
So I have on the wrong tires and between snow/ice/lightweight/my car being just 3.5 inches off the ground at it's lowest point and it's low 1st & 2nd gearing, it was a nightmare. I needed to take off in third gear at a few inclined-streets in Manhattan. At one point I was driving in fourth gear and 12 MPH and the rear started to swing around. Scary.
I parked in a somewhat legal spot and have crossed my fingers all weekend. Now I'll discover if I am still there and if a plow hasn't blocked me in.
It was revenge of the SUVs this weekend in NYC.
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
newsboy
My observations from Friday night:
Apparently they don't get much snow in the middle east. My taxi driver couldn't drive for [bleep!], thank G_d traffic was light.
Also apparent, no one in NYC owns a snow brush, or knows how to use one. Tons of SUV's covered in snow with a 3" porthole rubbed in the snow on the driver's window. Drivers on cell phones telling their homies "Man I can't see SHEEIT!"
Effervescent
My Car Talk thought for the day:
Gotta get one!
-Eff
Taken by a Sicilian -Trazy
Ain't cha! -Eff
TheCheeta
Geez... talk about the power of BMW, I started doing the same thing those smilies did when I saw what was on the sign....
I am not worthy.
Ogden
Here's a sporty little two-seater for you Eff.
Believe it or not, that is in fact a Pontiac badge on the nose.
Pontiac Solstice: goes into production for 2005. Details are still short, 170HP, short throw 5-speed, 4-wheel discs and 18-inch wheels (so probably BIG brakes) are all I could find.
Not that I am a big GM fan, but it's not a bad little package.
Ogden
This is my favorite from the Detroit Auto Show:
Even if you couldn't see the pony on the grill, you can tell what it is.
Though, while I appreciate the retro styling, I don't think I'd be ordering the optional red-leather interior:
Ogden
Ford delves into its past with more styuling for show cars:
and then there is always SHELBY!
From the article: Think of it as a "minimalist" muscle car, said Ford's director of design, J Mays, "No roof, no side glass, no radio and, thank God, not a single cupholder." But the reborn roadster does boast a 6.4-liter V-10 that, in normally-aspirated trim, puts out 605 horsepower and 501 lb-feet of torque through the car's 19-inch rear wheels. That's enough to launch it from 0-60 in under 4.0 seconds and deliver an ungoverned top speed of 190 mph. If that's not enough, a supercharger could "easily hit 700" hp, according to advanced product chief Chris Theodore.
Tzar Nicholas II
I just got my car out of the snow after one and a half weeks of storms, at one time my car was completely covered with at least 2'.
I love the new Mustang design.
Effervescent
Thieves' bright idea: Porsche headlights
The expensive headlights in Porsches are especially easy to pry out, and thieves are going after them, police and repair shops say.
EXPENSIVE REPAIR: An employee of the Countach repair shop in Coral Gables works on a Porsche whose high-intensity headlights were stolen. RICHARD PATTERSON/FOR THE HERALD
The first thing Scott Rhodenizer does every morning is check to see whether the headlights on his car are still there.
Last Saturday, Rhodenizer woke up to a familiar and frustrating sight -- the empty eye sockets of his black 1999 Porsche Carrera. The lights had been swiped for the second time in as many months.
''Now they know where I live,'' he said. ''I'm going to have to turn my [car] lease in. It's no good for me to have that car.''
For Porsche drivers, the story is a familiar one. Criminals, ever on the cutting edge, have started what could be a national epidemic: stealing headlights from Porsches.
Coral Gables police have investigated more than 60 thefts in little more than a year -- and some owners have been hit three or four times. Rhodenizer's car was one of eight hit in the first five days of this year.
While regional figures were not available, Countach repair manager Abraham Echeverry said he gets as many as 10 blinded Porsches a week at his Coral Gables shop.
Bob Varela of Wellington, who has been in the Porsche business for more than 30 years, has heard about similar thefts ''all over the country.''
''It is more prevalent in Dade, not as much in Broward and somewhat in Palm Beach, but it is everywhere,'' said Varela, president of the Southeast U.S. chapter of the Porsche Owners Club and owner of Foreign Affairs Motorsports in Deerfield Beach.
The headlights, called high-intensity discharge, or HID, throw a bluish light on the street and are the rage with car enthusiasts who soup up less expensive cars such as Honda Civics and Acura Integras.
The lights cost 1,400 or more when new, but the replacement and repair costs after a thief pries them out with a crowbar can reach 7,000.
''The problem is, eventually, the way the insurance industry is, it turns into all of us paying more,'' Coral Gables police Sgt. Ed Hudak said. He has mounted a special investigation into the thefts, arresting six people so far. Miami police have arrested two others.
The lights themselves don't fit anything but Porsches, but thieves are removing the bulbs and a transformer that makes them so bright and installing them in headlamp casings for other cars. ''When you see a Chevy Impala with these lights, you know they didn't come with it,'' Hudak said.
Porsche's North American headquarters in Atlanta said it only recently began to hear about the problem.
Porsche spokesman Bob Carlson said removing the lights would require breaking into the car and popping open the trunk, which is in the front. But Hudak said local thieves have found a way around that.
''I don't want to kill Porsche sales, but the reality is all you need is a flathead screwdriver,'' Hudak said.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
Miami, Key Biscayne and Pinecrest police have seen the same trend in recent months.
Hudak suspects that instead of one large, organized ring of thieves, he is chasing several small groups.
The HID lights are also standard features in other luxury cars, but repair-shop owners say the Porsche is the car of choice for Coral Gables thieves.
''They're going after the Porsche because they're easy to take out,'' said Oscar Sicle, owner of the European Connection. ''Mercedes has [the lights], but you can die of old age trying to take them out.''
The Nissan Maxima has also been a popular target for a few years. Hudak's team is investigating 33 thefts from Maximas and other high-end cars. Nissan officials said that when they heard about the problem with Maximas, they set up a program to help police catch the criminals and help owners discourage them. The company also changed the design on the 2004 models to make it harder to pry the lights out.
A caller to Nissan's customer service is told to press 1 on the phone dial if headlights were stolen.
Kenneth Gorin, co-owner and president of The Collection luxury-car dealership, said Porsche's new SUV, the Cayenne, has bolts holding the lights in tightly.
''I don't think really Porsche is at fault in their design,'' Gorin said. 'Anytime you need to replace something and the repair shop says, 'Oh, it's going to take four hours to replace this,' you'd say what kind of ridiculous design is this?''
Unfortunately for the new Cayenne buyers, Countach's Echeverry said he has already seen several of the new SUVs robbed of their headlights.
''We've had six or eight of them already,'' he said. ''Those are bolted on.''
EXPERIENCE COUNTS
Echeverry said the thieves seem to be getting more adept. ''The first cars, they would demolish the fender. Now they seem to know how to pop them out without doing too much damage.''
Detective Chris Rios, a Miami police officer and owner of a Porsche 911, decided not to wait for a design change.
''I took out the 4,000 headlights on my car and put in [older] headlights,'' he explained. ''I kind of downgraded the headlights on my car to avoid the theft and damage.''
Hudak said he knows one Key Biscayne Porsche owner who did that and even put a sticker on the lenses announcing that the lights were not high intensity. Thieves pried them off, anyway, then dumped them.
''These guys can't read,'' Hudak said.
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Just Jesse
Sorry if I'm repeating anything, but I just LOVE those little minis. They are the coolest!
Effervescent
S2000 vs older M3 in a 0-90 MPH. Who do you think wins?
http://www.streetlegalhonda.nl/slhsitev4/multimedia.php?dir=movies/nonhonda/&file=m3_vs_s2000.mpeg
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http://www.kirotv.com/weirdheadlines/2775346/detail.html?treets=sea&tml=sea_nots&ts=T&tmi=sea_nots_1_01000001192004
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TheCheeta
HAH!
OH... sat in the new VW Phaeton today when I took my beloved Jetta in for service (my heated seat is getting a little TOO toasty... it had a short and crisped some of the leather, and nearly my rear end!). Man that is a nice car. HUGE. As long as VW has avoided any quality issues and/or the many very minor afflictions usually associated with the smaller VDubs, they have themselves a FIIIIINE automobile.
Effervescent
http://files.viper007bond.com/videos/cars/Porsche 20Carrera 20GTs 20- 20Autobahn.wmv
Enjoy the Autobahn with 1600 ponies!
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newsboy
HOLY [bleep!]! That is INSANE!
Pick up this month's Motor Trend and read the article on Jerry Seinfeld's test drive of the Carrera GT. Amusing.
swingchick20
ok someone loan me 90,000 so i can get this maserati spyder. plllleeease. i'll let you drive it. http://www.maserati.it/jsp/introSottosezioneCar.jsp?category= 2Fmaserati 2Fcars 2Fspyder&menuKey=m7&BV_SessionID= 1589387708.1075316687 &BV_EngineID=ccccadckifkljegcefeceegdgimdfmg.0
Wombat
The RS6, at about 80k.
http://www.audioimports.com/cars/RS6/RS6.htm
newsboy
Bah, I want a fast car that won't turn heads until I want it to. Enter: HPA Golf R32.
550 HP
All wheel drive
Twin turbo
600 foot slalom 71 mph
0-60 in 3.2 seconds
Quarter mile in 11.49 seconds
Top Speed: 203 mph
I want one with no stickers or ground effects on it. :D
Video.
TheCheeta
Geez... a 50,000 Golf? I love my Jetta and all, but man... lotta dough for a tiny car.
Edited to add: That said, having a sleeper Golf that goes 0-60 in under 4 would rock.
Swingshift
Mine will be here in a couple weeks. Minus the sweet HPA setup. At 20k , it's just a LITTLE out of my price range.
Man, I can't wait to get that car.
TheCheeta
I was so excited to hear that the R32 was coming here. I really really wish they would offer the higher performance for the Jetta as well. They are the same damn car after you take off the sheet metal, and the Jetta is the best-selling German sedan in America. Why not offer up an R32 Jetta? If they did, I would consider it after the lease on this one runs up. The Jetta has a lot of potential, and is a great looking little car... just needs a little more oomph.
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